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A jury must decide if nursing home residents died due to malfeasance or as the unfortunate result of a catastrophic hurricane.
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Lawyers in a Fort Lauderdale courtroom began sparring Monday over whether multiple overheating deaths at a Hollywood nursing home in the days after Hurricane Irma were the result of a mere tragedy or a criminal act of reckless disregard for human life and safety. Former administrator Jorge Carballo is on trial for manslaughter.
The administrator of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills is on trial for aggravated manslaughter after a dozen people died in sweltering conditions days after Hurricane Irma.
A nursing home administrator charged with causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma in 2017 went on trial Monday
Prosecutors claim Jorge Carballo abandoned his patients, going home after the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills lost power to its air conditioner during the 2017 storm. Nine people died.